News published on Federal Newswire in May 2017

News from May 2017


News Release: LAS CRUCES, N.M. - A New Mexico woman was sentenced Friday to 33 months in federal prison for methamphetamine trafficking.


Henderson Man Pleads Guilty to Sex Trafficking Charge

News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y.- Acting U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Carl Burdick, 58, of Henderson, NY, pleaded guilty, before U.S. District Judge Charles J. Siragusa, to transporting a minor across state lines for the purpose of engaging in sexual conduct. The charge carries a minimum penalty of 10 years in prison, a maximum of life and a $250,000 fine.


News Release: Audiences of all ages are invited to come out on Sunday, May 28 at 2:00 pm to the Charles Pinckney National Historic Site for a special concert featuring the Arrowhead Band. Their performances will highlight the development and history of Jazz through music and vocal description. This interactive program...


Former State Senator Sentenced to Eight Months for Mail and Tax Fraud

News Release: Winston-Salem, N.C. - A former North Carolina state senator was sentenced today to eight months in prison on federal fraud and tax charges, announced Acting United States Attorney Sandra J. Hairston.


Central Wisconsin Heroin Distributor Sentenced to 20 Years

News Release: MADISON, WIS. - Jeffrey M. Anderson, Acting United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Hurley Jackson, 34, Milwaukee, Wis., was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge William M. Conley to three concurrent 20-year prison terms for conspiring to distribute heroin, possessing heroin with the intent to distribute, and distributing heroin.


The Arrowhead Band Comes to Charleston (Sullivan's Island)

News Release: Audiences of all ages are invited to come out on Sunday, May 28 at 11:00 am to the Fort Sumter Visitor Education Center at Liberty Square, and at 2:00 pm to the Charles Pinckney National Historic Site for a special concert featuring the Arrowhead Band. Their performances will highlight the development...


Kaufman Man Sentenced to 84 Months in Federal Prison for Transporting and Possessing Child Pornography

News Release: DALLAS - Mitchell Weston Miller, 23, of Kaufman, Texas, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge David C. Godbey to serve a total of 84 months in federal prison, following his guilty plea to one count of transporting and shipping child pornography, announced U.S. Attorney John Parker of the Northern District of Texas.


Former Tax Return Preparer Pleads Guilty to Filing False Returns

News Release: RICHMOND, Va. - A Chester woman who worked as a tax return preparer from 2011 through 2015 pleaded guilty today to filing false tax returns.


12th Annual Endangered Species Day Special Program  Rocky Mountain National Park Celebrates Commitment To Wildlife Protection

News Release: Rocky Mountain National Park invites you to a special program at 7 p.m. Friday, May 19, at Beaver Meadows Visitor Center. On this special day, America will celebrate endangered species success stories, including the protection and recovery of the American bald eagle and Rocky’s own peregrine falcon.


Wheeling man convicted of illegal possession of a firearm

News Release: ELKINS, WEST VIRGINIA - Jeffrey Moran, 45, of Wheeling, West Virginia, was convicted today of illegally possessing a firearm, Acting United States Attorney Betsy Steinfeld Jividen announced.


News Release: FORT WAYNE - The Acting United States Attorney for the Northern District of Indiana, Clifford D. Johnson, announces that Marlon Cole, 40, of Fort Wayne, Indiana was sentenced before Fort Wayne District Court Chief Judge Theresa Springmann after pleading guilty to possession with the intent to distribute less than 100 grams of heroin.


News Release: Defendant Molested Six Year-Old Child While Family was Sleeping.


Barbour County sentenced for illegal possession of firearms

News Release: WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA - Roy Thomas Schroeder, 46, of Volga, West Virginia, was sentenced to 18 months incarceration for illegally possessing firearms, Acting United States Attorney Betsy Steinfeld Jividen announced.


Wyden, Brown Ask GAO to Examine Oversight of Foreign Investors in U.S. Real Estate

News Release: WASHINGTON - To ensure national security implications of foreign real estate investments are being fully considered, Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., together with Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, ranking member on the Senate Banking Committee, and Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo., ranking...


Worcester Man Pleads Guilty to Child Pornography Charges

News Release: BOSTON - A Worcester man pleaded guilty today in federal court in Worcester to attempting to solicit a minor, who was actually an undercover federal agent, to engage in illicit sexual conduct.


News Release: Identity Documents Broker Sentenced on Identification Fraud and Conspiracy Charges.


Murray Statement on Potential Appointment of Bannon Ally Curtis Ellis

News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Ranking Member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, today issued the following statement on reports that Curtis Ellis, a Steve Bannon ally with a history of xenophobic comments, is a finalist to run the Department of Labor’s Bureau of International Labor Affairs (ILAB).


Ohio man sentenced for heroin, cocaine trafficking

News Release: WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA - Rayshawn L. Ball, 31, of Columbus, Ohio, was sentenced today in federal court to 41 months incarceration for heroin and cocaine trafficking, Acting United States Attorney Betsy Steinfeld Jividen announced today.


News Release: For Production of Child Pornography. HAMMOND-Acting United States Attorney Clifford D. Johnson announced that Johnny Clay Amos, 52, of Logansport, Indiana was sentenced before District Court Judge Philip P. Simon for production of child pornography. Amos was sentenced to 275 months’ imprisonment followed...


Two South Florida Residents Charged with Shooting at a U.S. Postal Service Letter Carrier

News Release: Two South Florida residents are charged with shooting at a U.S. Postal Service Letter Carrier during the performance of his official duties.